Confessions of an American Crow-Eater (with apologies to the late Thomas De Quincey).  My trivial “what’s wrong here?” quiz blew up in my face when I checked my assumptions on human anatomy only after I posted yesterday’s blog. I was struck by the descending length of Cherry’s fingers in panel 3. “Probably a design choice,” I thought, ”but clearly not realistic! After all, my fingers don’t look like that!” Well. Turns out that some hands (more frequently on females than males) do have finger lengths that run from longest to shortest. It’s not at all common, but does happen. Busted! So, my apologies to you all for running with an inaccurate assumption while ignoring one my basic tenets: Do your due diligence first!

What we first learned on March 5 was that land originally allotted to a solar energy firm is now “under dispute with Tad Crass.” Then on March 6, we discovered that Tad Crass had already started construction on the site in question, but it had been stopped by the city and was under review. I’m not sure how any major construction project can take place without permits already in place. Right?

If the land was first “allotted” to the solar project, where did Crass get the permits to begin construction on the site? Well, I’m not sure how much Jules Rivera researched how construction projects take place or how land disputes are resolved. In fact, we never found out how the land dispute turned out. I suppose we are to believe that solar arrays now fill that valley for hundreds of acres.

It all seems backwards to me, but I know nothing about such subjects. And Cherry’s suggestion for the title of Mark’s article, (panel 3) suggests she should stick to her day job of being Violet Cheshire’s factotum.

Art Dept. Rivera’s drawings of Cherry look natural and believable. No exaggerations, awkward poses, or goofy expressions. Unlike Moosejaw Mark.